Friday 14 September 2012

Fjord Span

Wow, busy week was busy! And not in the funnest of fun ways. But, on the plus side, I did manage to finish my Wingspan *grins*

Sadly, as I only finished last night, I can only share blocking pictures and not the fully modelled version, but as far as I'm concerned, it still counts ;)



I love it *grins* I love the shape, I really enjoyed the pattern and the colours are so gorgeous.

Actually, this picture is probably the best representation of the colours:


It took me ages, but I think I managed to capture the wonderful shades in the yarn perfectly - makes a nice change as it is usually pretty tough!

I've mentioned before, but just to recap, this is yarn I bought in Norway. I went for colours that reminded me of the rocks and water of the fjords - it's almost a shame there's no green in there as the country really is beautifully lush, but these colours work so well together I think green would have been out of place.

The yarn is quite textured, it's not a smooth yarn but blocking has removed the scratchiness and now it just feels lovely and rustic.


Overall, I'm really happy with how this project turned out *smiles*

You know the Friday drill - head over to Tami'sNatural Suburbia and Wisdom Begins in Wonder . Have a wonderful weekend :)

25 comments:

  1. Wow! The wingspan is even more gorgeous in those colours! :)

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  2. Oh my gosh, that is just GORGEOUS!!! LOVE those colors so much, really makes me want to knit this!! Smiles from South Africa :)

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  3. It is so gorgeous! I haven't blocked my Wingspan yet because it is a gift for a Christmas. I am tempted to make another one for me though because it is such a lovely pattern. Your yarn is fabulous, really classy.

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  4. Seriously beautiful. Well done, this pattern shows off that yarn perfectly. X

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  5. WOW! sooo amazing!lovely colour choice

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  6. It's gorgeous! I do enjoy seeing all of the Wingspan that have been created...it's on my list.

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  7. Nice work, lovely colours. I love this design :)

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  8. WOW! Your wingspan is gorgeous! The colors are stunning.

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  9. I don't mind seeing the wingspan blocked. It's beautiful.

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  10. It's even prettier than mine :) I love the blues!

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  11. Gorgeous! The colours look great with that pattern :)

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  12. Gorgeous colors. That is going to be great.

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  13. Love those colors. It looks like it's going to be a good shawl to keep off the chill.

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  14. It's beautiful and I love the colors. It's one of my favorite projects as you don't know exactly what the colors of your yarn is going to do until the project is knit up. Thank you for sharing it.

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  15. Your Wingspan is beautiful - great color choices. Looks like it will be very warm too!

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  16. That' s beautiful, lovely subtle colour changes. i love this pattern too.
    thanks for sharing
    martine

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  17. Absolutely gorgeous choice of colors, beautiful shawlette!

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  18. I'm glad that blocking removed some of the scratch from the yarn. It's really pretty. I'm eager to check back and see it in all its glory in your modeled shots!

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  19. Wow, I love the look of your Wingspan! For some reason, the fact that the stripes of color don't match up with the sections is giving it a really cool look- completely different from the usual.

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  20. Very nice. It's interesting how different the colours appear in the photos.

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  21. So pretty. I think that pattern is best with long color changes. Nice job.

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  22. Beautiful. Love the color with the subtle changes.

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  23. It's wonderful!

    Oh my goodness you put me to shame, I just can't seem to find time to pick the needles up lately ... not good when I sort of write a knitting blog!

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